GREENWOOD, SC – Patriot junior Georgia Garrison posted her second double-double in consecutive nights with 12 kills and 16 digs, but Francis Marion University dropped a four-set decision (25-14, 25-18, 15-25, 25-15) to conference-leading Lander University, Saturday afternoon (Sept. 16) in the Peach Belt volleyball action.

Francis Marion will return home to entertain Southern Wesleyan University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Smith University Center.

Following Garrison, sophomore Lenee' Blot registered 10 kills and senior Erika Hartings nine.

Sophomore libero Natalie Vaughn recorded 14 digs, while junior setter Carrie McGinnis dished out 38 assists.

Hannah Hurtz paced Lander (9-1, 2-0) with 12 kills, while Hannah McManus dug up 20 balls.

After falling in the first two sets, FMU rebounded to hit .300 as a team in the third set and force the match to continue to a fourth set.

Lander University def. Francis Marion Univ. 25-14,25-18,15-25,25-15

Francis Marion Univ. (3-6, 1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Georgia Garrison
12-0-1; Lenee' Blot 10-0-1; Erika Hartings 9-0-2; Kayla Arthur 3-0-0;
Carrie McGinnis 2-1-1; Veronica Lane 2-0-0; Courtney Abdur-Rahim
2-1-0; Shelbi Meek 1-0-0; Natalie Vaughn 0-2-0; Cortney Bowen 0-0-1;
Totals 41-4-5.0. (Assists) - Carrie McGinnis 38. (Dig leaders) -
Georgia Garrison 16; Natalie Vaughn 14; Erika Hartings 9

Lander University (9-1, 2-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Hannah Hritz
12-0-2; Kirstin Martindale 9-1-0; Dale Rogers 8-0-0; Imari Ashley
8-2-1; Reyonia Whipple 7-0-1; Jessica Johnson 5-0-0; Sophia Perkins
0-2-0; Hannah McManus 0-1-0; Totals 49-6-3.0. (Assists) - Sophia
Perkins 22; Nell Copeland 17. (Dig leaders) - Hannah McManus 20;
Kirstin Martindale 11; Sophia Perkins 10

Site: Greenwood, SC (Finis Horne Arena)
Date: Sept 16,2017   Attend: 204   Time: 1:42   
Referees: Dianne Penner, Johnnie Guterwill